Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Skiing - America

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
876
Date Released
18 Mar 1946
Date submitted
12 Mar 1946
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sports - Ski Jumping. DESCRIPTION: There were some good jumps and a bad crash in the Ski-Jumping Competition at Iron Mountain, Michigan. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Skier on his way down run. Various angle shots of skiers competing for the highest jump (253ft). Some look as if they are going to fall, some make spectacular landings. Some fall, one turns somersault in the air and lands, it appears on his head, reverse camera skier back at top of jump, same shot of him crashing on his head repeated, he attempts to stand on his feet and end of jump. Cut-ins of crowd watching.
Keywords
Sport; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Michigan; Iron Mountain
Footage sources
USM?
Card file number
46643
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
78
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Skiing - America', British Movietone News Issue No. 876, 18 Mar 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13781 (Accessed 07 Feb 2025)